Thanks, Charles, I did have some of that information, but not all. However, I am supplementing it below from my Family Tree Maker 2005 files. Any other additions or corrections will be very much appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hartley [mailto:hartley@iglou.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 2:42 PM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Nelson Bowles of GA I suspect Mike already has this census information, but it may help others to make a contact with him. 1850 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 380A & B household 1055/1055 Nelson Bowles - 49 M, farmer, GA (b. c. 1801) Elizabeth Bowles - 44 F, GA (second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Reid dau. of ? b. c. 1806, whom Nelson had m. c. 1833-1834--first wife, Elizabeth Strozier whom he had m. c. 1825, b. 29 October 1905, and died about 1833 per estate record in Meriwether Co., GA) Elizabeth Bowles - 19 F, GA Caroline Elizabeth, b. 4 August 1831, dau. of first wife Nelson Bowles, Jr. - 17 M, farmer, GA (b. c. 1833--not sure whether son of first or second wife--probably first wife) Thomas J. Bowles - 15 M, GA (b. c. 1835, son of second wife) William Bowles - 13 M, GA (b. c. 1837, son of second wife) Rueben Bowles - 10 M, GA (Reuben A. or Reuben T.?, son of second wife, b. 8 August 1838 m. (1) 26 September 1861 to Irene C. Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr., and 1st wife Mary Reed, and widow of John Milam; m. (2) 23 December 1884 to Florence Drew; Reuben d. 18 August 1895) Jackson Bowles - 9 M, GA (Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bowles, son of second wife, b. 17 May 1840, m. (1) 22 December 1868 to Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson, dau. of ? c. c. 1844; m. (2) 10 July 1890 to Emma Margaret Evans, b. 2 February 1866, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr. and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey; Andrew d. 6 April 1913) Mary A. Bowles - 7 F, GA (dau. of second wife, b. c. 1843) Malissa Bowles - 5 F, GA (dau. of second wife, b. 1 August 1844, m. c. 1873 to Elijah A. Evans, Jr., son of Elijah Evans, Sr., and his first wife, Mary Reed; Malissa d. 27 April 1885) Infant Bowles - 4 M, GA (Joseph Ephraim Aurelius Bowles, son of second wife, b. c. 1846) 1860 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 120 household 861/861 Nelson Bowls - 56 M, farmer, GA Reuben Bowls - 21 M, GA Jack Bowls - 19 M, GA Mary A. Bowls - 17 F, GA Malissa Bowls - 16 F, GA Joseph E. Bowls - 14 M, GA 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 8, page 292 (aka page 13) household 98/98 Bolls, Andrew - 30 M W, farm hand, GA Bolls, Elizabeth - 25 F W, keeping house, GA (first wife, Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson, d. of ? b. c. 1844, whom he m. 22 December 1868; she d. 21 February 1890) Bolls, Sarah - 1 F W, GA (Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie Bet," b. 1 November 1869) 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 1, page 246 (aka page 9) household 234/234 Bowles, Nelson - 66 M W, farmer, GA (Presumably this is Nelson, Sr., b. c. 1801) Bowles, David - 9 M W, GA Bowles, Nelson - 4 M W, GA (presumably this is Nelson, III, grandson of Nelson Sr., and son of Nelson, Jr.?, b. June 1868; who later m. 29 December 1892 Jennie Belle Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans Sr. and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey; Jennie Belle was sister of Emma Margaret, who m. Andrew Jackson Bowles) Bowles, Augusta - 3 F W, GA Bowles, London - 6/12 M W, GA 1880 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 87, page 373A (aka page 37) household 131/132; line 1 Bowles, Andrew J. - W M 40, farmer, GA GA GA Bowles, Elisabeth - W F 35, wife, keeping house, GA GA GA (first wife Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson) Bowles, Sallie Bet - W F 10, daughter, at home, GA GA GA (Sarah Elizabeth, dau of first wife) Bowles, Claude - W M 5, son, GA GA GA (Claude Morris Bowles, son of first wife, b. c. 1875, d. c. 1937) Bowles, Evalena - W F 2, daughter, GA GA GA (Evelyn Eleanor Bowles, dau. of first wife, b. c,. 1878, d. April 1900) Bowles, Alice - W F 1/12, daughter, GA GA GA (Alice Josephine P. Bowles, dau. of first wife, b. 1 May 1880; m. c. 1900 John K. Adams; she d. 25 November 1843) Bowles, Nelson - W M 13, brother, GA GA GA (Probably he should be listed as "boarder" or "nephew" rather than "brother" of A. J. Bowles. This is probably Nelson, III, b. June 1868, who was in household of Nelson Sr. in 1870. Presumably his father was Nelson, Jr., b. c. 1833, brother of A. J. Bowles, and probably son of Nelson Sr.'s first wife, Elizabeth Strozier) 1900 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 42, sheet #7 household 127/123 Boles, Andrew J. - head, W M May 1840, 60, Md 10 years, GA GA GA, farmer Boles, Emma - wife, W F Feb 1866, 34, Md 10 years, 2 children/both living, GA GA GA (Second wife, Emma Margaret Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr., and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey. She was b. 2 February 1866 and m. Andrew J. Bowles on 10 July 1890; she d. 11 September 1953) Boles, Alice - daughter, W F May 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA (Alice Josephine Bowles,dau. of first wife, Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson) Boles, Mabel - daughter, W F Aug 1890, 9, GA GA GA (Mabel Bowles, dau. of second wife, b. 29 August 1891, m. 22 April 1916 to Edwin A. Dickey, D.D.S.; she d. 15 November 1975) Boles, Myrtle - daughter, W F Aug 1893, 6, GA GA GA (Myrtle Lee Bowles, dau. of second wife, b. 4 August 1893, m. 13 September 1914 to Alsy Lee Watts b. 7 July 1893, d. 19 May 1953; Myrtle d. 15 September 1947) Bell, John - boarder, B M Jan 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA, farm labor household 128/124 Bowles, Nelson - head, W M Jun 1868, 31 Md 8 years, GA GA GA (This would be Nelson, III, presumably grandson of Nelson, Sr., and presumably son of Nelson, Jr.) Bowles, Jennie - wife, W F Feb 1870, 30 Md 8 years, four children/3 living, GA GA GA (Jennie Belle Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr. and second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey) Bowles, Lilian - daughter, W F Oct 1893, 6, GA GA GA Bowles, Warren - son, W M Jul 1898, 1, GA GA GA Bowles, Luther - son, W M Jan 1899, 1, GA GA GA My father was Alsy Jackson Watts, son of Alsy Lee Watts and Myrtle Lee Bowles, b. 22 March 1922, d. 30 June 1984. He married my mother, Ruby Lucile Lingefelt 18 October 1941. Ruby was b. 3 February 1920 and d. 31 December 2001. Rev. Michael J. Watts Smithfield, NC

I suspect Mike already has this census information, but it may help others to make a contact with him. 1850 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 380A & B household 1055/1055 Nelson Bowles - 49 M, farmer, GA Elizabeth Bowles - 44 F, GA Elizabeth Bowles - 19 F, GA Nelson Bowles - 17 M, farmer, GA Thomas J. Bowles - 15 M, GA William Bowles - 13 M, GA Rueben Bowles - 10 M, GA Jackson Bowles - 9 M, GA Mary A. Bowles - 7 F, GA Malissa Bowles - 5 F, GA infant Bowles - 4 M, GA 1860 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 120 household 861/861 Nelson Bowls - 56 M, farmer, GA Reuben Bowls - 21 M, GA Jack Bowls - 19 M, GA Mary A. Bowls - 17 F, GA Malissa Bowls - 16 F, GA Joseph E. Bowls - 14 M, GA 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 8, page 292 (aka page 13) household 98/98 Bolls, Andrew - 30 M W, farm hand, GA Bolls, Elizabeth - 25 F W, keeping house, GA Bolls, Sarah - 1 F W, GA 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 1, page 246 (aka page 9) household 234/234 Bowles, Nelson - 66 M W, farmer, GA Bowles, David - 9 M W, GA Bowles, Nelson - 4 M W, GA Bowles, Augusta - 3 F W, GA Bowles, London - 6/12 M W, GA 1880 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 87, page 373A (aka page 37) household 131/132; line 1 Bowles, Andrew J. - W M 40, farmer, GA GA GA Bowles, Elisabeth - W F 35, wife, keeping house, GA GA GA Bowles, Sallie Bet - W F 10, daughter, at home, GA GA GA Bowles, Claude - W M 5, son, GA GA GA Bowles, Evalena - W F 2, daughter, GA GA GA Bowles, Alice - W F 1/12, daughter, GA GA GA Bowles, Nelson - W M 13, brother, GA GA GA 1900 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 42, sheet #7 household 127/123 Boles, Andrew J. - head, W M May 1840, 60, Md 10 years, GA GA GA, farmer Boles, Emma - wife, W F Feb 1866, 34, Md 10 years, 2 children/both living, GA GA GA Boles, Alice - daughter, W F May 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA Boles, Mabel - daughter, W F Aug 1890, 9, GA GA GA Boles, Myrtle - daughter, W F Aug 1893, 6, GA GA GA Bell, John - boarder, B M Jan 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA, farm labor household 128/124 Bowles, Nelson - head, W M Jun 1868, 31 Md 8 years, GA GA GA Bowles, Jennie - wife, W F Feb 1870, 30 Md 8 years, four children/3 living, GA GA GA Bowles, Lilian - daughter, W F Oct 1893, 6, GA GA GA Bowles, Warren - son, W M Jul 1898, 1, GA GA GA Bowles, Luther - son, W M Jan 1899, 1, GA GA GA Even though Mike has no male Bowles in his immediate line, there seem to be several other possibilities if we can locate others who descend from the males listed above. >Sorry the DNA won't work. All of my immediate Bowles ancestors were female. >I was born and raised in and around Atlanta, and moved to NC in my twenties >(now age 62). All of my known Bowles ancestors came from Meriwether County, >GA, and before that were probably in Greene, Putnam, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, >and/or Taliaferro Counties in GA. Before that probably NC and/or VA, but not >yet able to make any sure connections. > >Mike

Sorry the DNA won't work. All of my immediate Bowles ancestors were female. I was born and raised in and around Atlanta, and moved to NC in my twenties (now age 62). All of my known Bowles ancestors came from Meriwether County, GA, and before that were probably in Greene, Putnam, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, and/or Taliaferro Counties in GA. Before that probably NC and/or VA, but not yet able to make any sure connections. Mike -----Original Message----- From: BrendaBP@aol.com [mailto:BrendaBP@aol.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 10:39 AM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Nelson Bowles of GA In a message dated 5/6/2005 12:01:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, michael.watts@att.net writes: I guess I have the Bowles DNA in me, but would not know how to get it tested, or where. I will also give some adjusted dates on the descendants of Nelson Bowles Sr. that I know about, when I search my records tomorrow. Thanks again. I work part-time in the Johnston County, NC, Heritage Center, and might be able to help in checking out some NC ancestors for you from there. Mike, The Bowles DNA project is very easy to get into and is being managed by Charlie Hartley who is a member of this list. Unfortunately, you would not be a candidate for testing because your line runs through a female. The test must be done on someone who descends through a direct male lineage -- i.e. male Bowles to male Bowles to male Bowles, etc. Maybe as time goes on, a male descendent can be found for your line. Also, that you are in Johnston Co. puts you exactly in the right place. If your John was part of my Benjamin's family, then they were all in Franklin Co. NC before moving to Georgia (in Benjamin's case, moving to Montgomery Co. NC). I have some records from Franklin Co. that I am glad to share. There was a John Bowles mentioned in these records. But, unfortunately, I can't say definitely that this is the same John who later appeared in Georgia. Just let me know when you are ready to get more information. Brenda

In a message dated 5/6/2005 12:01:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, michael.watts@att.net writes: I guess I have the Bowles DNA in me, but would not know how to get it tested, or where. I will also give some adjusted dates on the descendants of Nelson Bowles Sr. that I know about, when I search my records tomorrow. Thanks again. I work part-time in the Johnston County, NC, Heritage Center, and might be able to help in checking out some NC ancestors for you from there. Mike, The Bowles DNA project is very easy to get into and is being managed by Charlie Hartley who is a member of this list. Unfortunately, you would not be a candidate for testing because your line runs through a female. The test must be done on someone who descends through a direct male lineage -- i.e. male Bowles to male Bowles to male Bowles, etc. Maybe as time goes on, a male descendent can be found for your line. Also, that you are in Johnston Co. puts you exactly in the right place. If your John was part of my Benjamin's family, then they were all in Franklin Co. NC before moving to Georgia (in Benjamin's case, moving to Montgomery Co. NC). I have some records from Franklin Co. that I am glad to share. There was a John Bowles mentioned in these records. But, unfortunately, I can't say definitely that this is the same John who later appeared in Georgia. Just let me know when you are ready to get more information. Brenda

Dear Brenda, Thanks so much for the material you sent. You must be a night owl, like me. I suspected some of the connections that you have might be correct, but had no proof and no solid information. I will look the information over and send you what I have on the same individuals tomorrow. I can tell you that Nelson Bowles, Sr., son of John, was married twice. His first wife, Elizabeth Strozier, died about 1833 in Meriwether--last time I was at GA archives I copied from microfilm the information about her estate. Nelson Sr. was of course her executor. I am descended from his second wife Sarah Elizabeth Reid, through their son, my great-grandfather, Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bowles, b. 1840 d. 1913 in Meriwether Co. I knew Andrew Jackson Bowles' second wife, who was my great-grandmother, Emma Margaret Evans Bowles. She died in 1953 when I was age 11. His first wife was Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson. I guess I have the Bowles DNA in me, but would not know how to get it tested, or where. I will also give some adjusted dates on the descendants of Nelson Bowles Sr. that I know about, when I search my records tomorrow. Thanks again. I work part-time in the Johnston County, NC, Heritage Center, and might be able to help in checking out some NC ancestors for you from there. Rev. Mike Watts Smithfield, Johnston County, NC -----Original Message----- From: BrendaBP@aol.com [mailto:BrendaBP@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:44 PM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Nelson Bowles of GA Michael, I don't have any original research on this line, just what I have taken from others. Most charts place Nelson Bowles as a son of John Bowles (wife unknown) who appeared in GA around the end of the 1700s. I am interested in this John Bowles because I think he may be part of my Bowles line from North Carolina. The connection comes through what I know about a William Bowles who served in the Revolutionary War with my ancestor, Benjamin Bowles who died in Montgomery Co. NC in 1844. I have records that shows a very close relationship between this William Bowles (m. Sally Biven in NC) and my Benjamin. John Bowles, father of Nelson, arrived in GA about the same time as William and owned land in the same general area (the Wilkes/Green Co. area), so there is a suggestion that these two guys were related. There also was a Jesse Bowles living in this area of GA. I have records showing a Jesse Bowles who served along with William and Benjamin in the NC line, Revolutionary War. This could be the same Jesse. I can share with you what I have. Maybe you could use my information to further your research. I will copy below what I have on John Bowles (with warning that my chart comes from other sources and I can't vouch for its reliability). You will see that I only have wife Elizabeth Dozier in my chart. Is it possible that you know a living male descendent of your Bowles line? It would be really useful if we could get your line into the Bowles DNA project. My line has already been tested, so if you have someone who could be tested we might find a match. Let me know what you would like from me. Brenda Pflaum Descendants of John Booles 1 John Booles b: Bet. 1750 - 1760 in Possibly NC d: Bef. August 02, 1825 in Green Co., GA . +Unknown ....... 2 Nelson Booles b: Abt. 1799 in GA .......... +Elizabeth Strozier b: October 29, 1805 in GA d: Abt. 1855 in Meriwether Co., GA Father: John Strozier Mother: Ann Bennett ................ 3 Caroline Elizabeth Booles b: Abt. 1831 d: 1905 ................... +Robert Reid b: 1826 d: 1895 ......................... 4 Ella Lou Reid ................ 3 Nelson Booles b: Abt. 1833 ................ 3 Thomas J. Booles b: Abt. 1835 ................ 3 William Booles b: Abt. 1837 ................ 3 Reuben T. Booles b: August 08, 1838 d: August 18, 1895 in Meriwether Co., GA ................... +Irene C. Evans Father: Elijah Evans Mother: Mary ......................... 4 Marshall Booles b: 1854 ......................... 4 Mary Booles b: 1857 ......................... 4 Lulia Booles b: 1859 ......................... 4 Madison Booles b: 1861 ................ 3 Jackson Booles b: Abt. 1841 ................ 3 Mary Booles b: Abt. 1843 ................ 3 Melissa Booles b: Abt. 1845 ................... +E. A. Evans ................ 3 Infant Booles ....... 2 William Booles b: Abt. 1782 .......... +Jincy Wade m: December 18, 1805 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Jackson Booles b: Abt. 1792 in NC d: October 28, 1855 in Green Co., GA .......... +Betsey Lindsey b: Abt. 1795 m: January 08, 1812 in Green Co. GA d: August 1845 in Green Co., GA Father: Jeremiah Lindsey, Jr. ................ 3 Sarah Booles b: November 25, 1812 d: November 14, 1888 ................... +John Calvin Durham b: Abt. 1804 m: November 17, 1831 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Lucinda Booles b: Abt. 1822 d: Abt. 1872 ................... +Henry Bowles b: Abt. 1812 m: August 04, 1835 in Green Co. GA ......................... 4 Pamelia Bowles b: Abt. 1838 ......................... 4 Ann Bowles b: Abt. 1848 ......................... 4 William Bowles b: Abt. 1841 ......................... 4 Elizabeth Bowles b: Abt. 1849 ................ 3 Margaret Jane Booles b: Bet. 1812 - 1821 ................... +John Malone m: November 24, 1836 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Elizabeth Booles b: Bet. 1812 - 1830 ................... +William Moncrief m: December 18, 1845 ................ 3 Nancy Booles b: Abt. 1824 ................... +William Alexander Moncrief, Jr. b: December 28, 1785 m: September 06, 1849 in Green Co. GA d: August 20, 1873 in Green Co., GA Father: William Alexander Moncrief ......................... 4 Sarah Elizabeth Judson Moncrief b: July 10, 1850 in Green Co., GA d: August 09, 1909 in Green Co., GA ............................ +Loomis J. Reynolds m: December 19, 1872 ................ 3 Joseph Booles b: Abt. 1831 ................ 3 Martha Ann Booles b: Abt. 1838 d: 1908 ................ 3 Mary J(udson?) Booles b: Abt. 1841 ................... +James N. Scott m: December 12, 1856 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Jeremiah Booles ................... +Sarah Malone m: January 05, 1846 in Green Co. GA ....... *2nd Wife of Jackson Booles: .......... +Nancy Brooks b: Abt. 1810 m: November 15, 1845 in Green Co. GA d: June 05, 1878 in Green Co., GA ................ 3 John Henry Booles b: June 06, 1847 d: April 24, 1913 ....... 2 Elizabeth Booles ....... 2 John F. Booles b: Abt. 1805 .......... +Mary Bennett m: November 12, 1822 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Turner Booles .......... +Frances Green Robertson m: November 20, 1823 in Wilkes Co. GA Father: Unknown Robertson ....... 2 Permelia Booles b: Bet. 1780 - 1785 ....... 2 Thomas Booles b: Abt. 1794 d: Aft. 1840 .......... +Acineth Bennett b: 1796 m: April 01, 1819 in Green Co. GA d: Aft. 1860 Father: Reuben Bennett Mother: Elizabeth ................ 3 Susan Clementine Booles b: Abt. 1836 in GA d: 1881 ................... +Samuel Columbus Goodman m: December 24, 1855 in Harris Co., GA ................ 3 Elizabeth Bennett Booles ................... +Hiram Goodman m: November 10, 1857 in Harris Co., GA ....... 2 Mary (Polly) Booles b: Abt. 1790 .......... +Willis Forrester m: January 19, 1812 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Patsy Booles d: Aft. 1826 .......... +John Whatley m: January 28, 1806 in Green Co. GA d: February 1810 in Green Co., GA

Michael, I don't have any original research on this line, just what I have taken from others. Most charts place Nelson Bowles as a son of John Bowles (wife unknown) who appeared in GA around the end of the 1700s. I am interested in this John Bowles because I think he may be part of my Bowles line from North Carolina. The connection comes through what I know about a William Bowles who served in the Revolutionary War with my ancestor, Benjamin Bowles who died in Montgomery Co. NC in 1844. I have records that shows a very close relationship between this William Bowles (m. Sally Biven in NC) and my Benjamin. John Bowles, father of Nelson, arrived in GA about the same time as William and owned land in the same general area (the Wilkes/Green Co. area), so there is a suggestion that these two guys were related. There also was a Jesse Bowles living in this area of GA. I have records showing a Jesse Bowles who served along with William and Benjamin in the NC line, Revolutionary War. This could be the same Jesse. I can share with you what I have. Maybe you could use my information to further your research. I will copy below what I have on John Bowles (with warning that my chart comes from other sources and I can't vouch for its reliability). You will see that I only have wife Elizabeth Dozier in my chart. Is it possible that you know a living male descendent of your Bowles line? It would be really useful if we could get your line into the Bowles DNA project. My line has already been tested, so if you have someone who could be tested we might find a match. Let me know what you would like from me. Brenda Pflaum Descendants of John Booles 1 John Booles b: Bet. 1750 - 1760 in Possibly NC d: Bef. August 02, 1825 in Green Co., GA . +Unknown ....... 2 Nelson Booles b: Abt. 1799 in GA .......... +Elizabeth Strozier b: October 29, 1805 in GA d: Abt. 1855 in Meriwether Co., GA Father: John Strozier Mother: Ann Bennett ................ 3 Caroline Elizabeth Booles b: Abt. 1831 d: 1905 ................... +Robert Reid b: 1826 d: 1895 ......................... 4 Ella Lou Reid ................ 3 Nelson Booles b: Abt. 1833 ................ 3 Thomas J. Booles b: Abt. 1835 ................ 3 William Booles b: Abt. 1837 ................ 3 Reuben T. Booles b: August 08, 1838 d: August 18, 1895 in Meriwether Co., GA ................... +Irene C. Evans Father: Elijah Evans Mother: Mary ......................... 4 Marshall Booles b: 1854 ......................... 4 Mary Booles b: 1857 ......................... 4 Lulia Booles b: 1859 ......................... 4 Madison Booles b: 1861 ................ 3 Jackson Booles b: Abt. 1841 ................ 3 Mary Booles b: Abt. 1843 ................ 3 Melissa Booles b: Abt. 1845 ................... +E. A. Evans ................ 3 Infant Booles ....... 2 William Booles b: Abt. 1782 .......... +Jincy Wade m: December 18, 1805 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Jackson Booles b: Abt. 1792 in NC d: October 28, 1855 in Green Co., GA .......... +Betsey Lindsey b: Abt. 1795 m: January 08, 1812 in Green Co. GA d: August 1845 in Green Co., GA Father: Jeremiah Lindsey, Jr. ................ 3 Sarah Booles b: November 25, 1812 d: November 14, 1888 ................... +John Calvin Durham b: Abt. 1804 m: November 17, 1831 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Lucinda Booles b: Abt. 1822 d: Abt. 1872 ................... +Henry Bowles b: Abt. 1812 m: August 04, 1835 in Green Co. GA ......................... 4 Pamelia Bowles b: Abt. 1838 ......................... 4 Ann Bowles b: Abt. 1848 ......................... 4 William Bowles b: Abt. 1841 ......................... 4 Elizabeth Bowles b: Abt. 1849 ................ 3 Margaret Jane Booles b: Bet. 1812 - 1821 ................... +John Malone m: November 24, 1836 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Elizabeth Booles b: Bet. 1812 - 1830 ................... +William Moncrief m: December 18, 1845 ................ 3 Nancy Booles b: Abt. 1824 ................... +William Alexander Moncrief, Jr. b: December 28, 1785 m: September 06, 1849 in Green Co. GA d: August 20, 1873 in Green Co., GA Father: William Alexander Moncrief ......................... 4 Sarah Elizabeth Judson Moncrief b: July 10, 1850 in Green Co., GA d: August 09, 1909 in Green Co., GA ............................ +Loomis J. Reynolds m: December 19, 1872 ................ 3 Joseph Booles b: Abt. 1831 ................ 3 Martha Ann Booles b: Abt. 1838 d: 1908 ................ 3 Mary J(udson?) Booles b: Abt. 1841 ................... +James N. Scott m: December 12, 1856 in Green Co. GA ................ 3 Jeremiah Booles ................... +Sarah Malone m: January 05, 1846 in Green Co. GA ....... *2nd Wife of Jackson Booles: .......... +Nancy Brooks b: Abt. 1810 m: November 15, 1845 in Green Co. GA d: June 05, 1878 in Green Co., GA ................ 3 John Henry Booles b: June 06, 1847 d: April 24, 1913 ....... 2 Elizabeth Booles ....... 2 John F. Booles b: Abt. 1805 .......... +Mary Bennett m: November 12, 1822 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Turner Booles .......... +Frances Green Robertson m: November 20, 1823 in Wilkes Co. GA Father: Unknown Robertson ....... 2 Permelia Booles b: Bet. 1780 - 1785 ....... 2 Thomas Booles b: Abt. 1794 d: Aft. 1840 .......... +Acineth Bennett b: 1796 m: April 01, 1819 in Green Co. GA d: Aft. 1860 Father: Reuben Bennett Mother: Elizabeth ................ 3 Susan Clementine Booles b: Abt. 1836 in GA d: 1881 ................... +Samuel Columbus Goodman m: December 24, 1855 in Harris Co., GA ................ 3 Elizabeth Bennett Booles ................... +Hiram Goodman m: November 10, 1857 in Harris Co., GA ....... 2 Mary (Polly) Booles b: Abt. 1790 .......... +Willis Forrester m: January 19, 1812 in Green Co. GA ....... 2 Patsy Booles d: Aft. 1826 .......... +John Whatley m: January 28, 1806 in Green Co. GA d: February 1810 in Green Co., GA

If you want to learn about Texas history in its many incarnations, this is a great website to get you started. It's from the point of view of those of Celtic origins who influenced Texas history. If you want to skim over that idea, it's still a great read. Not having been educated in Texas, I could never quite connect the various pieces of who fought where and what Mexico was doing at the time, and where the various Indian tribes fit in, and how the settlements' names changed. This site makes it all understandable, as complex as it was. William Augustus Bowles is in here, as is Chief John Bowles, and Henry Smith, my ancestor who was the first provisional governor of Texas. (If you see mention of him elsewhere, please send it my way.) Yours, Linne starting page and table of contents: http://users.ev1.net/~gpmoran/toc.htm ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: OCONNOR-L@rootsweb.com From: STARBABE1936@webtv.net (starbabe1936) Subject: Fwd: ch1b/O'Connor and other names/FL.,TX.,LA,SPAIN,IRISH, WARS,land, this very interesting, need to read it all, has john FIGHTING IN1806, and hugh O'Connor. etc., HOW AND WHY WERE SETTLED SO MANY PLACES, AND HOW WAS ACQUIRED FROM SPAIN,ENGLAND, PURCHASES, JACKSON,MONROE,ETC. ORHER SURNAMES JOHN AND BAILEY ANDERSON, BEAN,BOWLES,PERRY,PARKER,MCKIM,MCCLANAHAN,MCCLEAR,MCFARLEY,MAGEE,NAPOLEON,LAFITTE,CARR, O'CONNOR'S IN S.AMERICA, ETC. ETC.ETC. OH ALSO BOON ETC. STELLA (snip) http://users.ev1.net/~gpmoran/ch1b.htm --WebTV-Mail-8980-421-- =====================================================================

Seeking information on the BOWLES, REID/READ/REED, ROBER(T)SON/ROBINSON, and STROZIER families. Earliest ancestors I know are Nelson BOWLES, Sr., b. about 1801, d. after 1860, and wife Sarah Elizabeth REID, b. about 1806, d. between 1850 and 1860. He may also have been married to Elizabeth STROZIER. His household appears in Merewether Co. GA censuses for 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860. I am descended from Nelson and Sarah Elizabeth’s son Andrew Jackson BOWLES, b. 17 May 1840 in Meriwether Co., GA, d. 6 April 1913 in Meriwether Co. He m. first, about 1868, Sarah Elizabeth ROBERTSON, b. about 1845, d. between 1880-1890. He then m. 10 July 1890 in Meriwether Co. Emma Margaret EVANS, b. 2 February 1866 in Meriwether Co., d. 11 Sept. 1953 in Atlanta. Emma was daughter of Elijah EVANS, Sr. b. about 1790, d. before 1880, and his second wife Martha Jane GODFREY, b. about 1845, d. after 1880. My grandmother was Myrtle Lee BOWLES, daughter of Andrew and Emma Margaret, b. 4 August 1893 in Meriwether Co., d. 15 Sept. 1947 in Jacksonville, FL. Myrtle m. 13 Sept. 1914 in Meriwether Co. Alsy Lee WATTS. Alsy Lee WATTS, b. 7 July 1893 in Meriwether Co., d. 19 May 1953 in Atlanta, son of from William and Dorenda Jane. He m. 13 Sept. 1914 Myrtle Lee BOWLES, b. 4 August 1893 in Meriwether Co., d. 15 Sept. 1947 in Jacksonville, FL. Michael Watts

His daughter, Elizabeth Ann BOWLES married John BURFORD 1/28/1828 in Goochland County, Va. He and his wife Susanna Lovell are listed on marriage certificate in the Goochland courthouse as parents. Cannot find anything what so ever on him. Does anyone have any info Dot Harris Burford

Two announcements... We have a new participant, kit #36318, who traces back to Henry Bowles of Bedford County VA. We will have more information about this line posted on the website shortly. That gives us a total of 23 participants who have joined up in less than six months! We also have new 13-25 marker results posted for kit #34109, and there continues to be a strong likelihood of a match between #34109 and #31906, both of whom trace back to William and Sarah (Gum) Bowles. These two kits show a genetic distance of -2, that is they match on 23 of 25 markers. Given their documented evidence, they are most likely correct in their assumption of this lineage. On another note, several of you have contacted me privately about potential participants that you were hopeful of getting to join us. May I ask you to encourage these folks once again to sign up? Thanks, Charlie Hartley Bowles DNA Project Administrator [mailto:hartley@iglou.com]

List, I am going to try a couple of different guesses to identify my Barsheba Bowles of Orange Co, NC in 1805. Perhaps one of you will recognize the proper family. Barsheba is one of my brick walls and I sure could use some help. Barsheba Bowles married Vincent Roberts in Orange Co, NC on 5 Feb 1805. The bondsman was John Henry Foss. From later census data, she was born about 1773 in NC, so she was about age 32 at the time of the marriage. In Vincent Roberts' will on 10 Jan 1816 in Orange Co, NC, he mentions " my wife's daughter Nancy". Her age at the marriage and the fact that she had a daughter who was not the daughter of Vincent, suggests that Bowles (or Bowls) was Barsheba's married name by a previous marriage. Also, in 1811 Vincent Roberts was the bondsman at the marriage of a James Bowles in Orange Co, NC. Could James Bowles be the son of Barsheba? If James Bowles was about 20 years old in 1811, he could have been born about 1791. Barsheba would have been about 18 years old in 1791. Thus, I could be looking for the marriage of a Barsheba Unknown to a Bowles about 1790. This Bowles must have died before 1805, probably in Orange Co, NC. In 1800, I find three Bowles families in Orange Co, NC, James, John and Thomas. In 1790 the Bowles (Bowls) families in Orange Co are William and Thomas. Thomas Bowles died in Orange Co, NC in 1791. This Thomas Bowles may have been born about 1712 in London, England and migrated through MD sometime after 1735. Could Barsheba Bowles have been Barsheba Foss since the bondsman is often a relative? Or Could Barsheba have been Barsheba Henderson? In Vincent Roberts' will, a son, Calvin Henderson Roberts, was the only child listed with a middle name. Also, I noticed that the name Henderson appears in other Bowles descendants names. Do any of you know of a connection of the Foss family or Henderson family with the Bowles (Bowls) family of the Orange Co, NC area? Wayne Beck hwbeck@houston.rr.com

Please remove my name from receiving future messages. Thank You. -------------- Original message -------------- > I think we might be getting someplace with these Bowles in Franklin Co? It > looks to me like George Sr and this William Bowles (page 5) were brothers > and that Joseph Bowles would be William's son. Now is Bartlet Bowles another > brother to George and William? Anybody have any information on Bartlet > Bowles? > Leathel, > > 1820 Franklin County VA Census (page 5) > William Bowles - 120101-11001 > Joseph Bowles - 210010-31110 (William Joseph Bowles) > > page 3 > Ann Bowles - 100000-21010 > > Bartlet Bowles married Ann Owen, 13 Nov, 1766 in Goochland Co. Is this Ann > Bowles the wife of Bartlet Bowles? > >

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: INFLOYD-L@rootsweb.com From: "Sue P. Carpenter" <spcarpenter@ka.net> Subject: The Spencer Greys from the Public Press 14 Dec 1881 Part 3 Joseph Lane was the first Colonel of the Second Indiana Regiment, but being appointed by president Polk, Brigadier General, an election was held while the regiment was camped near this city and Capt. Sanderson was fairly elected, but through the chicanery of certain parties, the votes of the Evansville Rifles were destroyed and the election declared void. The regiment was under command of Lieut. Col. James R. Haddon and Major James A. Cravens until it arrived at Brazos Santiago, where Wm. A. Bowles was elected colonel. We were transported from New Albany to New Orleans on the good steamer Uncle Sam, Captain Charles Van Dusen, who is long since dead. Not withstanding the vicissitudes of a soldier's life then and there begun - for many had left homes of comfort, and tables of luxuries, to sleep upon the hard deck of the steamer and eat off a tin platter fried "sow belly and hard tack", we had a jolly crown. On steamer Uncle Sam was organized the string band that enlivened many an hour either at the camp fire or in the "stag" dance. At New Orleans we encamped for two days, on the battle ground where Gen. Jackson closed the war of 1812, by his signal victory over Packenham; then on the ship Gov. Davis embarked upon the water once more; crossed the gulf of Mexico, and landed at Brazos Santiago, near the mouth of the Rio Grand River. Then it was that Dr. Bowles, a man without one particle of military knowledge, was elected colonel. A greater misfortune could not have befallen us. to be continued . . . Posted by Sue P. Carpenter 2005, all rights reserved

===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH-L@rootsweb.com From: "Ellen Stanton" <harprulz@bellsouth.net> Subject: Methodist Parish Records: KWT Christenings 1893-94 Greetings to All, This is installment #53 of the Methodist Parish Records for Kingwilliamstown, Cape Province, South Africa. Dates follow American convention of MMDDYY. Some of the handwriting was very difficult to decipher, so entries with a ? denote my best guess. Microfilm# 1560855 Methodist Parish Records Kingwilliamstown Christenings: 1873-1912 Item 19 Entry #1561 Child: Harry BURTON Parents: Alfred Robinson and Mary Ann Born: 4/17/1893 Baptized: 5/16/1893 Entry #1562 Child: Ronald Leo THOMAS Parents: Evan John and Louisa Matilda Born: 3/6/1893 Baptized: 5/16/1893 Entry #1563 Child: Gertrude Beatrice WRIGHT Parents: Alfred Newton and Amelia Jane Born: 5/9/1893 Baptized: 5/23/1893 Entry #1564 Child: Isabel Outram ANDERSON Parents: William and Kate Born: 12/20/1890 Baptized: 6/18/1893 Entry #1565 Child: Robert Leslie ANDERSON Parents: William and Kate Born: 9/7/1892 Baptized: 6/18/1893 Entry #1566 Child: Winifred Pearl WHITTAL Parents: John Francis Annen and Edith Born: 6/6/1892 Baptized: 6/21/1893 Entry #1567 Child: Rachel Mary BENNETT Parents: George Robert and Elizabeth Ann Born: 6/11/1893 Baptized: 6/27/1893 Entry #1568 Child: Violet Vera BURNARD Parents: Albert and Constance Born: 5/17/1893 Baptized: 7/26/1893 Entry #1569 Child: Harold Robert COLEMAN Parents: William Alfred and Edith Maud Born: 6/10/1893 Baptized: 7/30/1893 Entry #1570 Child: Constance Laura WICKS Parents: Edward and Amy Born: 3/30/1893 Baptized: 8/12/1893 Entry #1571 Child: Reginald Richard PAGE Parents: William Hamman and Lenna Born: 5/17/1893 Baptized: 8/13/1893 Entry #1572 Child: Eliza Jane OHALES? Parents: Stephen Herbert and Annie Florence Born: 7/17/1893 Baptized: 8/15/1893 Entry #1573 Child: William Maurice GIBSON Parents: George William and Elizabeth Born: 7/10/1893 Baptized: 8/24/1893 Entry #1573A Child: Alan Claude BOWLES Parents: John and Ida Born: No Entry Baptized: 8/27/1893 Entry #1574 Child: Louise Evelyn ROBERTSON Parents: William and Louisa Rosetta Born: 8/14/1893 Baptized: 8/26/1893 Entry #1575 Child: Oliver Claude PAPE Parents: Otto Robert and Ada Sarah Born: 6/23/1893 Baptized: 8/26/1893 Entry #1576 Child: Percival Arthur WATTS Parents: Charles and Benetter Caroline Born: 9/3/1893 Baptized: 9/20/1893 Entry #1577 Child: David Morris STRATFORD Parents: Henry and Jane Born: 8/30/1893 Baptized: 9/24/1893 Entry #1578 Child: Stanley James CLARKE Parents: James and Winifred Born: 9/24/1893 Baptized: 10/21/1893 Entry #1579 Child: Ilva Minerva WAKEFORD Parents: Reuben and Mary Jane Born: 9/5/1893 Baptized: 10/28/1893 Entry #1580 Child: Valerie Louisa SHONE Parents: William Beck and Mary Ann Born: 9/14/1893 Baptized: 10/29/1893 Entry #1581 Child: Harriet Frances DOVEY Parents: Henry James and Sophia Margaret Born: 10/1/1893 Baptized: 10/31/1893 Entry #1582 Child: Jacobus Johannes GOOSEN Parents: Jacobus Johannes and Catherine Sarah Born: 9/15/1893 Baptized: 10/31/1893 Entry #1583 Child: Frances Wilhemina NEL Parents: Stephen Jacobus and Anna Johanna Born: 11/3/1892 Baptized: 10/31/1893 Entry #1584 Child: Blanche SANDERS Parents: Thomas and Emma Born: 10/31/1893 Baptized: 11/4/1893 Entry #1585 Child: Percival Cedric JAMES Parents: William Henry and Sarah Ann Rebecca Born: 3/5/1893 Baptized: 11/23/1893 Entry #1586 Child: Oliver Thomas WINSON Parents: William Jeremiah and Florence Mary Born: 10/30/1893 Baptized: 12/10/1893 Entry #1587 Child: Amy Selina Emily REYNOLDS Parents: John Francis and Martha Selina Born: 12/1/1893 Baptized: 12/14/1893 Entry #1588 Child: Benjamin DREDGE Parents: Samuel Thomas and Elizabeth Fanny Born: 11/30/1893 Baptized: 1/6/1894 Entry #1589 Child: Vernon Russell RYAN Parents: Henry and Anne Sutton Born: 11/21/1893 Baptized: 1/14/1894 Entry #1590 Child: Oliver SELLERS Parents: John William and Annie Born: 11/28/1893 Baptized: 2/1/1894 Entry #1591 Child: Frieda Maud ENDRES Parents: August Friedrich and Friedricka Louisa Minnie Born: 12/1/1893 Baptized: 2/4/1894 Entry #1592 Child: William Weymouth BARTLE Parents: George and Ellen Weymouth Born: 1/2/1894 Baptized: 2/11/1894 Entry #1593 Child: James John Stephen Illegible Parents: France and Rosa Born: 1/4/1894 Baptized: 2/11/1894 Entry #1594 Child: Alvin Rhodes SHONE Parents: George Thomas and Esther Farrar Born: 12/28/1893 Baptized: 2/18/1894 Entry #1595 Child: Lilian Mary FEW Parents: Abram and Jane Born: 12/9/1893 Baptized: 2/19/1894 Entry #1596 Child: Agnes Gertrude THOMSON Parents: David and Agnes Born: 2/9/1894 Baptized: 2/28/1894 Entry #1597 Child: Clarence Gordon BURTON Parents: James and Louisa Ellen Born: 7/18/1893 Baptized: 3/7/1894 Entry #1598 Child: Percival Reuben STRATFORD Parents: George and Lucy Valentine Born: 3/11/1894 Baptized: 4/1/1894 Entry #1599 Child: Arthur James WHITE Parents: Richard Chirgwin and Edith Born: 10/17/1893 Baptized: 4/11/1894 Entry #1600 Child: Henry John FIELD Parents: Arthur Philip and Ellen Caroline Born: 3/29/1894 Baptized: 4/14/1894 Entry #1601 Child: Herbert Henry MILLER Parents: Thomas and Annie Albertine Born: 2/27/1894 Baptized: 4/15/1894 Entry #1602 Child: Esther Susanna Maria FRIGGENS Parents: William John and Esther Susanna Maria Born: 9/12/1893 Baptized: 4/29/1894 Entry #1603 Child: Mary Ann Ingram LANG Parents: James and Mary Ann Diplock Born: 1/22/1894 Baptized: 5/4/1894 Entry #1604 Child: Johanna Rose BENTLEY Parents: Robert and Maria Born: 1/1/1894 Baptized: 5/6/1894 Entry #1605 Child: Gerald Theodore BURNS Parents: George Thomas and Charlotte Grace Born: 3/15/1894 Baptized: 5/8/1894 Entry #1606 Child: Arthur Percival SPENCELEY Parents: John James and Laura Born: 4/19/1894 Baptized: 5/9/1894 Entry #1607 Child: Arthur Reginald KIDSON Parents: Ludovic E. O. and Emily Jane Born: 4/27/1894 Baptized: 5/22/1894 Entry #1608 Child: Robert William CHARTERS Parents: William Henry and Mary Ann Illegible Born: 6/5/Illegible Baptized: Illegible/17/1894 Entry #1609 Child: Irene LAMBERT Parents: Henry and Clara Born: 4/26/1894 Baptized: 6/15/1894 Entry #1610 Child: Thomas Alexander SANDERS Parents: Walter Ross and Eliza Ann Born: 10/18/1893 Baptized: 6/21/1894 Entry #1611 Child: Highlie Helen Hope BAILIE Parents: Alexander Cumming and Ellen Mary Born: 5/30/1890 Baptized: 6/24/1894 Entry #1612 Child: Annie Johanna Maria WEWEGE Parents: Jacobus and Johanna Born: 3/28/1894 Baptized: 7/3/1894 Entry #1613 Child: Sarah Maria CLARK Parents: Thomas Nelson and Louisa Mary Ann Born: 10/3/1893 Baptized: 7/4/1894 Entry #1613A Child: Harriet Amy LANE Parents: William Richard and Francis Ann Born: 6/12/1894 Baptized: 7/8/1894 Entry #1614 Child: Daniel James KEEVY Parents: Daniel James and Ebernetta Born: 5/13/1894 Baptized: 7/25/1894 Entry #1615 Child: Bevan Nowell RANDELL Parents: George and Lavinia Isabella Born: 7/16/1894 Baptized: 8/23/1894 Entry #1616 Child: Ada Ethelwynne Alice MILES Parents: Donald William and Alice Mary Born: 7/27/Illegible Baptized: 8/26/1894 Entry #1617 Child: Harry Thomas WARNEKE Parents: Heinrich August and Ernestina Henrietta Emma Born: 7/13/1894 Baptized: 8/26/1894 Entry #1618 Child: Violet Olive HONEY Parents: George Maxfield and Elizabeth Judith Born: 7/27/1894 Baptized: 10/2/1894 Entry #1619 Child: Thomas Clapton CLAYTON Parents: Thomas Charles and Sarah Emma Born: 8/23/1894 Baptized: 9/9/1894 Entry #1620 Child: John George BLACK Parents: George Henry and Mary Ann Born: 9/10/1894 Baptized: 10/14/1894 That's all for this installment. I will start with Entry #1621 on Installment #54. Regards, Ellen Stanton Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net

OPPS, this is what I sent to Kelly about Zachariel Bowles.I thought is went to Bowles -L. The Benjamin Bowles post is linked to this post. Leathel, Kelly, this is what I have on Zachariel Bowles b.1754. I don't think he was African-American. Leathel, Zachariah Bowles, 1754 Hanover Co, VA married Eliza b.1770 King Wm Co, VA He son of Benjamin Bowles and Nancy. Had sons named John Bowles, Mathew Coleman Bowles, and Joshua Bethel Bowles. Zachariah Bowles for a Rev War Pension Appi. S.39201 dated 30 Mar 1819 Henrico Co, VA Zachariah Bowles declares he is 65 yrs old and a resident of Hanover Co, VA Chas. P Gordell declares he (Zach)is a rough carpenter with a large family. Has sickly sons, eldest was exempted from mustering and the next is in very delicate health. He has 45 acres of poor land. His wife is 50, 3 sons aged 24, 22 and 17 live with them, unable to care for themselves. Thomas Bowles declares Zach Bowles served 3 yrs lacking 5 days. Steven Anderson declares Zach was in John Dandridge's Co for 3 years.On 22 Mar 1821 Richmond, VA. Zach Bowles applies for new pension cert. Zachariah Bowles: Pension Cert # 14397, File S39,201. Born 1754. 1st VA Artillery, Pvt In 1820 had 40 ac land, small house, wife 50 yrs old 3 sons: 24 (sick),22 and 17. Pension began 26 Feb 1819 $ 96/ yr. Thomas Bowles supported claim. Stephen Anderson of Hanover Co was present at his enlistment. Rough Carpenter. Thos Bowles pensioned in 1832 when 72. 2yrs Sgt. Henrico Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Bowles" <kellybowles@gmail.com> To: <BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: Zachariah Bowles Hanover County Henrico County Virginia > Is this Zachariah Bowles an AfricanAmerican? > > Zachariah Bowles was sixty-five years old on 30 March 1819 when he > appeared > in Henrico County Court to apply for a pension for his services in the > Revolution. He stated that he enlisted on 19 January 1777 in Hanover > County. > He was placed on the Virginia Roll on 26 February 1819 [M850-109, frames > 460-3]. > > http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/revolution.htm > > Kelly Bowles >

Let's look at Benjamin and Nancy a little closer. Benjamin and Nancy having children in 1754 if he was the grandson of John Bowles? Benjamin & Nancy purchased their land in Hanover County from Edward & Martha WADDELL, Nov.02, 1745, (200ac on Bowling Green Rd).WHY would Benjamin purchase land in Hanover Co if he was the grandson of John Bowles? HOW old would Benjamin and Nancy be in 1754 if he was the grandson of John Bowles? WHO is this Benjamin Bowles in Henrico Co. VA , 16 Mar 1729, John Harlow, Benja. Bowles and Robt Willis, Jr witnessed a deed between John Marten to William Street. WHICH Benjamin Bowles is in Hanover Co 1743 in Precinct 4? WHICH one of these Benjamin Bowles is the father of David and Gideon? WHO is the father of Benjamin Bowles that married Mary Webber in Goochland Co 1744? HOW many Benjamin Bowles do you count? IS the Benjamin Bowles that died 1780 in Surry Co,NC in this group? WHICH one of these Benjamin Bowles is the father of Thomas Phillip Bowles? Leathel,

I have secured this domain. I have uploaded a prototype for the website. I am thinking that I want to go with family group sheets with links to other sites and references. Currently the site is supports 10 MB with the option to upgrade. I am open to suggestions, etc Thanks, Kelly J. Bowles, Jr.

Is this Zachariah Bowles an AfricanAmerican? Zachariah Bowles was sixty-five years old on 30 March 1819 when he appeared in Henrico County Court to apply for a pension for his services in the Revolution. He stated that he enlisted on 19 January 1777 in Hanover County. He was placed on the Virginia Roll on 26 February 1819 [M850-109, frames 460-3]. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/revolution.htm Kelly Bowles

While you are talking about Revolutionary Soldiers, Notice that that William New is from Henrico County, Virgina. He spent 8 weeks with Captian Elijah Bolles' company..... This is the link http://www.garvis.net/garvis/d265.htm ref: Micro film containing Revolution War Soldiers located at Allen County Library, Fort Wayne, IN: "William New- S. 5815 William New was born in year 1759 in Henrico County, Virginia, names of his parents not given. While residing in Henrico County, Va, he enlisted in 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain Abraham Kooley's Virginia company. He served as Express Rider at various times under Express Masters Henry Young and Samual Jones, this service amounting to five and one half months, and continued until in 1781. He then served in the militia, eight weeks in Captain Elijah Bolles' company, eight weeks in Captain Joseph Price's and David Lamberth's companies, and three weeks under Major Seldon, in this three weeks tour, he was in an engagement on the James River. He was allowed pension on his application executed November 29, 1832, at which time he was living in Halifax County, Virginia. There are no data concerning his family. William New, Certificate #5788, issued February 18, 1833, rate $21.44 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency" On 5/1/05, Margo Bowles <mbowlesattorney@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > David Bowles did have a brother, Gideon Bowles. Capt. David Bowles served > in the Revolution War from Henrico County, Virginia. Gideon Bowles also > served. Gideon married Ann Charity Hughes or Charity Ann Hughes; David's > first wife was Sarah Hughes, who I suspect was Charity's sister. Sarah > apparently died after giving birth to Jesse Bowles. David died in 1806 in > Bourbon County, Kentucky, his Will being probated. Gideon and his family > moved to the Missouri area after the Revolutionary War and were politicians, > doctors and lawyers. Benjamin Bowles was the father of David Bowles and > Gideon Bowles. > > Margo Bowles > > leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: > We know the William Bowles in 1820 had at least 4 sons. Ralph wrote that > William and Sally Preston had two sons David and Edmond? I think someone > has > William Bowles that married Nancy Bolling as a son of Gideon Bowles? I > also > have a David Bowles who married Elizabeth Clowers 20 May 1803 in Franklin > Co. David and Elizabeth migrated to Greene County TN.I don't remember > Gideon > Bowles having a son David, so did William Bowles that married Sally > Preston > have a brother David? I believe Gideon Bowles had a brother named David, > who > died in Bourbon Co,Ky. Think about it. > Leathel, > > 1820 Franklin County VA Census (page 5) > William Bowles - 120101-11001 > > Franklin Co, Marriages > BOWLES, William BOLLING, Nancy 27 Dec 1800 > BOWLES, William PRESTON, Sally 22 Jan 1797 > >

I think we might be getting someplace with these Bowles in Franklin Co? It looks to me like George Sr and this William Bowles (page 5) were brothers and that Joseph Bowles would be William's son. Now is Bartlet Bowles another brother to George and William? Anybody have any information on Bartlet Bowles? Leathel, 1820 Franklin County VA Census (page 5) William Bowles - 120101-11001 Joseph Bowles - 210010-31110 (William Joseph Bowles) page 3 Ann Bowles - 100000-21010 Bartlet Bowles married Ann Owen, 13 Nov, 1766 in Goochland Co. Is this Ann Bowles the wife of Bartlet Bowles?